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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
3761 BC Creation of the world, in the Jewish chronology
1765 The Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England
1913 To lower the cost of the automobile and make it more affordable to ordinary Americans, Henry Ford developed the assembly line that reduced the time it took to manufacture a car from 12 hours to 93 minutes
1949 East Germany, the German Democratic Republic, is formed
1968 The Motion Picture Association of America adopted its film-rating system, ranging from "G" for general audiences to "X" for adults only
1982 Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats," the longest running show in Broadway history, opened
1990 Israel began handing out gas masks to its citizens
2001 The US invasion of Afghanistan in reaction to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 begins. It will become the longest war in US history.
2003 California governor Gray Davis was recalled and former bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in his place
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